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Me points for the away from Cairo I'm not
like the maid and I don't finish as to
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how that is something Greece has been
an issue here Ronnie and state T.V.
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Broadcast
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a live news conference by the country's
Atomic Energy Agency spokesman from the
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symbolic Iraq heavy water reactor facility
announcing Tehran's decision to break
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out of the limits set by the 2015
nuclear accord with the P 5 plus one
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countries spokesman Bill Cruze Kumble
van they told journalists that Iran has
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quadrupled low level uranium production
in recent days and will go beyond the 300
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kilogram limits set by the 2015
accord on June 27th he said
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Iran would increase production of more
heavily enriched uranium as well.
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He says Iran's needs for other nuclear
products is increased as well and to run
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will produce up to $130.00 tons of
heavy water during the next 2 and
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a half months but Kamel Funday
did not completely rule out
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a return to the limits of the 2015 nuclear
accord if the European countries that
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signed it France Britain and
Germany agree not to apply U.S.
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Economic sanctions imposed
in November of 2000
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a teen mom not how they go home was going
on moment other former Iranian President
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Hassan Bani Souther tells
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a feel way he thinks Iran supremely
ayatollah has found himself in
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a jam. He says the Iranian Atomic Energy
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Agency is trying to show the public it is
doing something in the face of pressure
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by the trumpet ministration but
Tehran really does not have
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a lot of options he says he doubts Iran
can really scrap the tooth out. And 15
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nuclear accord because it will find itself
even more isolated on the international
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stage and may incur further U.N.
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Security Council sanctions Iranian analyst
Ali Dori said he told Saudi owned
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dollar Obeah T.V.
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reportedly
promised Russian President Vladimir
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Putin at
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a summit in courage Jesus stand several
days ago that Iran would continue to
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respect the 2015 nuclear accord V.O.A.
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Could not independently confirm the claim.
Iran's declaration it would exceed the
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enriched uranium level specified by the
2015 accord comes at the same time
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tensions in the Gulf have increased following
attacks on 2 oil tankers in the Gulf
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of Oman which Washington accuses
Iran of perpetrating several Iranian
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officials including Parliament Speaker Ali
Larijani have denied responsibility for
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the attacks Edward your
rainy and for V.O.A.
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News Cairo thank you Edward well over the
past several weeks tensions between Iran
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and the United States have risen sharply
last week Washington blamed Iran for
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apparent attacks on oil tankers in the
Persian Gulf and Iran has denied being
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involved by the past it used to mines
against the ships in the Strait of Hormuz
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Carla bad as always Pentagon correspondent
she's on the line now to update us on
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the latest in the situation Hello Carla
Hello yes defense officials are definitely
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doubling down on in their calls that Iran
is responsible for these attacks you're
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hearing this 1st on The Voice of America
I'm learning that we are just minutes away
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from the Department of Defense releasing
some additional and edges of the attack on
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these 2 tankers I've been told that you're
going to be able to see in. Detail who
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exactly was on those boats the boat is
supposed to clearly be seen as Iranian fast
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attack craft there are at least 9 people
on board wearing some sort of greenish
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gray uniform they say that you can
see the actual area where the hole
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was excuse me where the mine was attached
to the hole there close ups of this and
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according to the official that I spoke
with It looks as if the mine actually did
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detonate but didn't explode and so the
defense official asked me he goes now why
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would the Iranians try to take off something
that had partially exploded and Les
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they were trying to remove evidence
very interesting so what were U.S.
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Officials saying over this weekend
about this so there have been
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a lot of different things being said or
you can see the latest National Security
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Council spokesman said that with the can
in relations to the Iran nuclear deal
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Iran's enrichment plans are only possible
he said because of the horrible deals
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that he was kind of slamming the U.S.
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Allies that signed this deal and he said
that President Trump has made it clear
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that he will never allow Iran to develop
nuclear weapons that is one side of the
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U.S.
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Response but then on the other side you see
acting secretary of defense patch Shanahan
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and Secretary of State Mike POMPEI O
calling for an international consensus
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secretary Shanahan said that we have an
international situation in the Middle East
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it's not just a U.S.
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Situation he pointed out that the
tankers that were attacked were
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a Japanese own tanker and
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a Norwegian own tanker and they are hoping
to get more allies involved so that the
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United States will not be protecting this
strait by itself so it does show that you
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know some efforts are
being made on the U.S.
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Part to really step back on the dispute
somewhat What about Iran what are they
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doing well Iran has said that it is willing
not to breach their nuclear. Feel it
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all others who signed the deal
will help them circumvent U.S.
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Sanctions it's unclear how the others are
going to react to this because we are
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hearing split views you've heard Britain
for example has appeared to side with the
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United States saying that yes it is clear
that Iran did carry out these actions
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over the past few weeks when it comes with
attacking tankers or attacking US Saudi
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oil pipeline on the other hand you have
seen critics say that the United States
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started this in the 1st place because the
United States was the one that enforced
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additional sanctions and called the
Islamic Revolutionary Guard corps of Iran
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a terrorist organization so we're just going
to have to wait and see how this plays
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out OK Greg these are day by day developments
anything in the near future Well
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again as soon as we get these images go
to Voice of America's website because we
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will try to put these online for everybody
to view themselves great thank you so
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much that's V.O.I.
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Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb. Among
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the top stories in the world Haiti's
anti-corruption protests refused to back down
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the U.S. Has reopened a permanent U.S.
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Aid office in Somalia officials in Argentina
and Uruguay hunt for the cause of the
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massive power outage in those countries
expanded coverage of these stories and more
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are on the V.O.A. News dot com website and
on our video a mobile app this is V.O.A.
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International edition. She jumping will
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become the 1st Chinese president to visit
North Korea and 14 years when he arrives
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there on Thursday China's state broadcaster
reported today that she will head to
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Pyongyang to meet with North Korean leader
Kim Jong un's Thursday and Friday Kim
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has made several trips to Beijing in the
past 2 years China is North Korea's only
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significant ally The visit comes as talks
between the United States and North Korea
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on ending Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program
have stalled the timing of the visit
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may trouble U.S. Officials because U.S.
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President Donald Trump is expected
to meet with she next week at the G.
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20 summit in Japan they are expected to
discuss trade tensions between the 2
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countries. In Hong Kong today
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a smaller group of protesters continued to
call for the government to abandon plans
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for a new extradition law yesterday
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a massive crowd blocked major roads in the
city center in another day of protest on
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calm democracy activists Joshua Wang who
was released from prison today joined
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those calling for the resignation of the
city's probe aging later carry LAM The
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government has responded action on the
legislation but not cancelled it protesters
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fear it would allow Hong Kong's government
to extradite people to face trial in
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mainland China which they say lacks fair
independent courts journalist Aaron Hale
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is in Hong Kong and has been covering the
protests over the past several days she
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spoke with my colleague Kate pound
Dawson about the latest developments.
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Today there were. 3 kind
of on and off around.
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They good. 3. Long compared to
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today I think a lot of people are very
tired and regrouping and it's been
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a long week for the protests today were
kind of more good for younger people who
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are
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a little bit more hardcore compared
to today or yesterday or like. For
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like. The out Joshua Wang who
had led the umbrella movement
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a few years ago and was just released
from prison today. Is does he have
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a role in these protests.
He hasn't yet by saying
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is really it's really recharged people
you know he is possibly them are visible
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activists in Hong Kong at least
internationally and you know he's very widely
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respected so his tiny MS a very
good and I think you know as I said
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a lot of people are probably tired they've
really been pushing quite hard for
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a week now he says kind of brought. New
energy and I think new optimism and he's
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vowed to keep protesting until Caroline
signs of the village withdrawn so you know
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the big win for them yeah they have them
in there now what's the what's expected in
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the coming days as tomorrow there's
supposed to be an executive council meeting
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with the that would be in carry land office
and I think after that there are some
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reports that said announcement could be
made perhaps they will announce that the
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bill has been withdrawn. A lot of
sort of more analysts tech people
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I spoke to today said that Caroline is
effectively dead politically because of this
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but she has to wait here at the time basically
to save face and for Beijing because
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there's no really clear excess there for
her at this point so they have to wait to
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find someone and also you know Beijing
can't be seen to be acquiescing to large
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protesters. Because that would probably be
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a political disaster for them and
perhaps would give the protesters
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a little bit of what they want which is
the only withdraw the bill but as for
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a lamb to go she's probably going to wait
about 6 to 7 months. That was there and
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how reporting from Hong Kong she spoke
with the always Kate pound Dawson Well
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a new report by SIPRI the Stockholm
International Peace Research Institute finds
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conflict and climate change are largely
responsible for rising global hunger the
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society points for the away from Geneva
more than 800000000 people around the world
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are going hungry SIPRI reports 60 percent
are in conflict affected countries he
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says political instability and conflict
related displacement generate food crises
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the Stockholm Research Institute says food
is often inaccessible to people caught
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in conflict it says limited supplies of
these commodities cause prices to spiral
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making food largely on affordable climate
changes says is worsening the ability of
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people to get enough to eat it says hunger
is growing as crops and livelihoods in
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impoverished countries are wiped out by
extreme flooding and drought the UN's World
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Food Programme reports Yemen suffered the
worst food crisis last year followed in
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order of severity by D.R.
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Congo Afghanistan Ethiopia Syria Sudan
South Sudan and northern Nigeria
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peace spokesman heavy for whoso says these
8 countries account for 2 thirds of all
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people facing acute hunger even in conflict
affected if Yasser limited access such
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as Sort Sudan and human when we can do
our job safely and if constant access to
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people in need we can prevent the worst
form of. We only see from the know when I'm
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not able to reach the food
people due to insecurity. Access
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blocked fair also says more than 113000000
people in 53 countries suffer from acute
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hunger and are in urgent need of food
nutrition and. Livelihood assistance he notes
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conflict and insecurity are the main drivers
of hunger in 21 of these countries W A
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F P is the world's largest humanitarian
agency fighting hunger each year it
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provides food assistance to nearly 90000000
people in areas affected by conflict
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and natural disasters
Lisa shrine for V.O.A.
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In their. Security forces
in northeastern Nigeria
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continue to investigate the triple suicide
attack that killed at least 20 people
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last night in the town of can do best
we people detonated suicide bomb vests
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a hallway scores of people
had gathered to watch
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a soccer match on television at least
40 people were injured no one has taken
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responsibility for the attack but the
Islamic militant group Boko Haram has
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conducted scores of such attacks over the
past decade in northeastern Nigeria. Well
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U.S.
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Auto sales have slowed by about 3 percent
over the past 6 months stoking fears for
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the future health of the American and global
economies over the middle term to find
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out more about the sluggish car sales
and their relationship to sales of both
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adorable and retail goods and what to expect
overall the always Adam Phillips spoke
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with Joe song senior U.S.
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Economist for Bank of America Merrill Lynch
we are started people coughing and auto
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sales but you have to
remember we are coming off
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a multi-year high we've seen really strong
and prior 3 years they might be in for
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you know your correction that the overall
economy might be but our Dr Henri is we
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start to see demand but supply has
been ramping up and got lead to
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a lot of inventory which means that they're
probably going to have to lower their
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part while all that's happening you are
trying to. Use cars coming onto the market
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as well but why should the glut of juice
cars people bad for auto manufacturers the
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choice is buying a pre-owned car 23 years
old or you point 5 percent less than
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a new car
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a lot of folks are going to go for the
cheaper one. Additional downward pressure on
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prices and not going to put automakers in
the top spot so is this softening of the
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market for new cars a warning sign
of a potential slowdown for the U.S.
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Economy overall we do start auto sales
but there are other metrics that we take
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into account job growth and personal income
growth primarily wage gains and if you
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look across the auto sales there the
only thing that's really flashing yellow
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everything else the holding of all those
things just that consumers don't have room
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to spend and as long as consumers we meaning
to them that the economy is going to
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continue to grow they should keep spending
is going to kind of correlation between
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the auto market and the market for other
durable goods you know things that you
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only buy once in
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a. Softening in the auto sector for tends
to some softening in other girls both
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goods such as T.V.
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Then prefer generators but not necessarily
the downturn and what about the market
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for nondurable good trends
things that we need
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a lot close restaurants tourism. The
consumer still feel like the economy is on
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track they're starting to see their
income take up they don't see
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a really strong labor market all those
things are leading them to go out and spend
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what would you say might be the relationship
between the cooling down of the
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manufacturing sector in the U.S.
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And the global economy obviously auto
sector is a big component of U.S.
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Manufacturing and U.S.
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Manufacturing is at the forefront of these
trade disputes trade so easy tensions
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have ratcheted up we've seen other regions
around the world start to falter as well
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so
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a lot of this is definitely feeling some of
that pain sounds like the bottom line is
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that you know overly concerned about the
softening of the auto market but you'll be
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wanting the numbers very closely to see
what develops I think that's exactly right
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thing for what we'll be watching is how
these trade negotiations play out to start
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to see
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a ratcheting up of the terrace especially
in consumer goods could be something that
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takes the momentum out of consumer
spending ready going on. Between the U.S.
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And China U.S.
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China definitely we also had the ratcheting
up of pressure on Mexico we're clearly
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not the woods just yet. In Review
agreement every 90 days so the president
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places tariffs on again Additionally
there are investigations going on
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a potentially putting tariffs
on foreign autos that would be
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a big sticker shock for consumers and acted
the significant drag on the auto sector
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as well. That was auto industry
analyst Joe song senior U.S.
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Economist for Bank of America Merrill Lynch
he spoke with the always Adam Phillips
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in New York where U.S.
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President Donald Trump campaigned on
cutting the country's trade deficit
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particularly with China since coming
to office in 2017 he has imposed
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a series of tariffs on China and other
countries but isn't that small of the same c
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At
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a press reports that many American businesses
say the tariffs are hurting them amid
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the trade war it started with Beijing the
Trump administration asked for comments
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on its plan to extend 25 percent tariffs
to everything China ships to the United
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States and hundreds of businesses trade
groups and individuals from the U.S.
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Chamber of Commerce to the Indian
motorcycle company have responded there
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complaining that additional import taxes
would boost prices for consumers squeeze
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profits and leave U.S.
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Companies at
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a competitive disadvantage to foreign rivals
that aren't subject to higher taxes on
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the vital components they buy from China
some will appear in person to air their
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grievances and 7 days of hearings the
beginning here today in that small Washington
00:20:53
well in the U.S.
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The popular pizza delivery chain Domino's
is going high tech with its service using
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an autonomous vehicle to deliver meals
Ben Thomas with the Associated Press has
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more Domino's is teaming up
with a company called Nero
00:21:08
a Silicon Valley startup that makes unmanned
delivery vehicles the test is expected
00:21:12
to begin as early as September at one
Domino's location in Houston customers will
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be able to place an order online tracking
the vehicles location and retrieve their
00:21:21
pizza from it using
00:21:22
a special code Nero has experience at
this it's been delivering groceries using
00:21:27
autonomous vehicles in Houston and
Arizona since late last year in
00:21:31
a partnership with Kroger and Domino's to
has tested autonomous delivering 2 years
00:21:35
ago in a partnership with
Ford but in that case
00:21:38
a safety driver was at the wheel I'm betting
Thomas. You've been listening to the
00:21:43
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But 1st this report from
Brian lead. Researchers
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say they have discovered
00:24:09
a plant in Canada that not only
eats insects but also feeds
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on at least one amphibious
creature the discovery was
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recently reported in a study by
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a research team from Canada's
University of 12th in Ontario
00:24:33
The study was published in
The Journal ecology the
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research involved pitcher plants
in Ontario's Algonquin Provincial
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Park the plants which take
many shapes and sizes and have
00:24:53
colorful designs grow in
wetlands across Canada
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a pitcher plants leaves usually form
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a tall narrow pocket that
can hold liquid insects and
00:25:10
spiders that enter the pocket often become
trapped and the pitcher plant then feeds
00:25:17
on their bodies. Pitcher
plants are often found in bogs
00:25:24
soft extremely wet areas the plants
are known for feeding on small
00:25:31
organisms such as insects and
spiders that get caught in the trap
00:25:38
but the researchers made
00:25:40
a surprising discovery the pitcher
plants were also feeding on young
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salamanders a salamander is
00:25:50
a lizard like amphibian the research
team said it believes this is
00:25:57
the 1st time in the North American pitcher
plants have been observed feeding on
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anything besides insects or
spiders in the summer of
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2017 then University of
student test one found
00:26:18
a salamander trapped inside
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a pitcher plant while doing field work in
the Provincial Park one of the biggest
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surprises was that the discovery did not
happen earlier the researchers said
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Alex Smith is
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a biology professor at the University
of quoth and co-writer of the study he
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told Canadas C.T.V.
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News the research station near the bog
where the pitcher plants were observed has
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been there for 70 years so the
surprise was that we discovered
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such a new case of plants eating
vertebrates involving such
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a well known species in such
00:27:06
a well known space Smith
said during visits to
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a single area of the park in fall of
2018 the research team found almost
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one in 5 pitcher plants contained
young salamanders. The
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end fib eons were each about as long as
00:27:28
a human finger several plants contained
more than one captured salamander
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some of the trapped salamanders died
within 3 days while others lived for up to
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19 days the study found the
researchers said they do not
00:27:49
know what killed the salamanders they could
have died from proteins produced by the
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pitcher plants that are held in
liquid inside the leaves this liquid
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mixture is designed to break down organisms
trapped in the plants to aid the
00:28:09
feeding process the researchers
suggested other possible causes
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for the Salamander deaths could have
included heat starvation or infections
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organisms living in the pitcher may also
help break down the salamanders body.
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The study found that there are also several
possible reasons the young salamanders
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are drawn to the plants in the 1st place
one is that they fall into the plant
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pockets accidentally They
also could go into find
00:28:50
a place to hide or to feed on insects
or spiders already trapped there
00:28:58
the researchers say pitcher
plants clearly get
00:29:01
a lot more nutrients from salamanders
than from insects and spiders
00:29:08
so there is no reason to think that the
plants will not continue feeding on them
00:29:15
meat eating pitcher plants have been known
since the 18th century the University of
00:29:21
quell thought says. One species
discovered 10 years ago in Asia feeds
00:29:28
mostly on insects and spiders but
sometimes captures small birds and mice
00:29:37
Alex Smith said the discovery opens some
new questions that future research might
00:29:43
help explain are salamanders an important
feeding source for pitcher plants
00:29:51
are the plants important predators of
the end fib eons might the salamanders
00:29:58
compete with plants for insect
food the university said the
00:30:04
discovery area could even be called
the little bog of horrors after
00:30:11
a Broadway musical and film that includes
00:30:14
a giant plant that likes to
eat people. I am Brian LAN.
00:30:37
Vietnam has placed tariffs on
some goods from China. Vietnam
00:30:44
accuses China of using its country
to avoid similar American
00:30:50
tariffs on Chinese goods
exported to the United States
00:30:57
Vietnam's temporary
anti-dumping tax of 2.46
00:31:03
percent to 35.58 percent
will affect several
00:31:10
aluminum products that come from
China the tax will be in place
00:31:17
for $120.00 days shippers
based in China were sending
00:31:24
products meant for the United States
to Vietnam 1st because it did
00:31:31
not demand tariffs manufacturers
in Vietnam were marking these
00:31:38
products as made in Vietnam
then shipping them to the
00:31:44
U.S. S.S.I.
00:31:47
Research is financial market
research company based in one No I
00:31:54
V it noms capital it called the tariffs
00:31:59
a very bold move for
Vietnam. It also praised the
00:32:05
antidumping tariffs as an efficient
answer from the Vietnamese
00:32:12
side to U.S.
00:32:14
Tariffs to be placed on the
lumen M products export it from
00:32:20
Vietnam but manufactured
in China Chinese exports
00:32:27
of partly finished aluminum
products doubled last year to
00:32:34
$62.00 tons as
00:32:37
a US Chinese trade dispute
broke out of that amount
00:32:44
as Says side research said
significant quantity is believed to
00:32:51
be shipped from China to
avoid anti-dumping and
00:32:57
tariffs other Asian countries
Indonesia and Malaysia for
00:33:03
example have ordered their own
tariffs on Chinese steel imports
00:33:11
countries in the area are trying to
develop their own steel or aluminum
00:33:17
industries but Chinese exports are
can sell for less than others
00:33:25
because of the size of their
production and supply
00:33:31
Vietnam absorbs
00:33:33
a large share of the Chinese
aluminum because it shares
00:33:39
a land border and low
manufacturing costs said Song
00:33:46
Sung woon with C.I. A and B.
00:33:49
In Singapore manufacturing drives
the Vietnamese economy helping it
00:33:56
grow at 6 to 7 percent
00:34:00
a year. Economists believe the big
increase in imports from China
00:34:07
had hurt Vietnam's own aluminum
industry and risked sharper
00:34:14
U.S.
00:34:15
Government examination I do see
the Vietnamese trying to be
00:34:21
tough on transit shipments
said Frederic Burke
00:34:26
a lawyer in the Minh City with the
international law firm Baker Mackenzie
00:34:34
Burke said the Vietnamese see
the Chinese action as criminal
00:34:41
He added It's ruining their reputation
and they get no benefit out of
00:34:48
it Vietnam like China also runs
00:34:53
a trade surplus with the United States
the imbalance is what led to the
00:35:00
Chinese American trade dispute
that is now in its 2nd year
00:35:07
we certainly can see that the
sweeping power of President truck can
00:35:14
be fairly extensive song said as
00:35:19
a result he said the Vietnamese are
less interested in angering the
00:35:25
Americans then the Chinese. VOL.
00:35:49
A recent public opinion survey found
that Americans have concerns about the
00:35:56
age of presidential candidates. This survey
is connected to the Williams Institute
00:36:03
at U.C.L.A.
00:36:05
It found that voters are
more likely to reject
00:36:09
a candidate over 70 years old
then one who is homosexual the
00:36:15
information comes as Americans prepare
for the 2020 presidential election on
00:36:22
Election Day next November Senator
Bernie Sanders would be $79.00 former
00:36:29
Vice President Joe Biden $77.00
President Donald Trump $74.00
00:36:37
and Senator Elizabeth Warren
$71.00 the 2 youngest candidates
00:36:44
are Congresswoman Tulsi
Gabbert and Mayor Pete but
00:36:48
a judge who are both in their thirty's but
00:36:52
a judge is also one of the 1st openly
gay presidential candidates from
00:36:58
a major party the survey was meant
to find out Americans opinions about
00:37:04
homosexual presidential candidate
public opinion survey in
00:37:10
2007 found that Americans
were more likely to support
00:37:15
a candidate in his or her seventy's than
one who was homosexual but this year
00:37:22
a number of national surveys showed
the opposite the recent U.C.L.A.
00:37:29
Survey found that nearly half of adults
in the US would be much or somewhat
00:37:36
less likely to support
00:37:38
a presidential candidate older
than 70 in contrast about one 3rd
00:37:45
said they would be less likely
to vote for someone who has K.
00:37:49
. The survey measured the public's general
acceptance of people from different
00:37:55
groups it did not ask about voters'
support for individual candidates
00:38:02
Kyle conduct this
00:38:04
a political observer at the University
of Virginia Center for Politics conduct
00:38:10
noted that people's answers in
00:38:13
a survey can be different from what
they decide on Election Day People
00:38:20
might say they want to younger candidate
conduct observed but age may not be the
00:38:27
only issue that informs their
vote I'm Kelly Gene Kelly.
00:38:43
Welcome to the making of the Nation
American history in V O N A special
00:38:50
language.
00:39:00
3 days. After happened the injury in the
service of our country I shall lay down
00:39:06
the responsibilities of office as in
traditional and solemn ceremony the authority
00:39:13
of the presidency is vested in my
successor. Believing I come to you with
00:39:19
a message of leave taking
and farewell. And to share
00:39:24
a few final thoughts with you my
countryman Dwight Eisenhower was elected
00:39:30
president in 1952 the
following year the Korean War
00:39:37
ended with an armistice cease fire
agreement. During his presidency
00:39:44
Eisenhower began
00:39:45
a tradition of meetings between the leaders
of the United States and the Soviet
00:39:51
Union he met with Soviet leaders
Nikolai Bullock and then and Nikita
00:39:58
Krushchev these meetings may
have helped reduce the threat of
00:40:03
a nuclear war between the 2
countries during the Cold War. By
00:40:09
1960 Eisenhower had served 2 terms
the Constitution was changed
00:40:16
to prevent presidents from being elected
more than twice after Franklin Roosevelt
00:40:22
won 4 times we now stand 10
years past the midpoint of
00:40:27
a century that has witnessed 4 major wars
among great nations 3 of these involve
00:40:34
our own country. Despite the holocausts
America is today the strongest
00:40:41
the most influential and most productive
nation in the work. Understandably proud
00:40:48
of this preeminence we yet realize that
America's leadership and prestige depend
00:40:54
not merely upon our unmatched material
progress riches and military strength but on
00:41:00
how we use our power in the interests of
world peace and human better throughout.
00:41:08
Its how this conjunction of an immense
military establishment any large arms
00:41:13
industry is new in the American
experience the total influence economic
00:41:20
political even spiritual is felt in every
city every state house every office of
00:41:27
the federal government. We recognize the
imperative need for this development yet
00:41:33
we must not fail to comprehend its
grave implications our toil resources
00:41:40
and livelihood are all involved so is the
very structure of our society. And the
00:41:46
counsels of government we must car guard
against the acquisition of unwarranted
00:41:52
influence whether sought or unsought by
the military industrial complex. The
00:41:58
potential for the Disastrous Rise of
misplaced power exists and will persist. We
00:42:05
must never let the weight of this
combination in danger are. Limiting our
00:42:09
democratic process. We should take
nothing for granted. Only an alert and
00:42:15
knowledgeable citizen can compare the
proper measuring of the huge industrial and
00:42:21
military machinery of defense with our
peaceful methods and goals so that security
00:42:27
and liberty may prosper to get. Along at
00:42:34
the end of Eisenhower's 1st term he was
still very popular he had suffered
00:42:40
a heart attack but the Republican president
felt strong enough to campaign again in
00:42:47
1956 his Democratic Party
opponent was Adelaide Stevenson
00:42:55
they had been the candidates in the
presidential election 4 years earlier this time
00:43:02
Eisenhower won almost 10000000
more votes than Stevenson and even
00:43:09
bigger victory then in
1952 Eisenhower's 2nd term
00:43:16
however presented problems the Soviet
Union launched the space age by putting
00:43:23
the 1st satellite into orbit around
Earth feed Al Castro as stablished
00:43:29
a communist government in Cuba many
white Americans were fighting the
00:43:36
Supreme Court's decision to end
racial separation in schools
00:43:43
and the American economy suffered
00:43:46
a recession Eisenhower's
popularity dropped during his 2nd
00:43:52
term this would make it difficult for the
Republican Party's next candidate for
00:43:59
president. The delegates who were attended
the presidential nominating convention
00:44:05
in the summer of 1960 feared that their
party would lose the election in
00:44:12
November Bay had to find the
strongest candidate possible Many
00:44:19
believe that Richard Nixon was the
strongest Nixon had been a senator and
00:44:26
a member of the House of Representatives
he had been eyes on the howlers vice
00:44:31
president for 8 years when
Eisenhower suffered several serious
00:44:37
illnesses Nixon had
00:44:40
a chance to show his abilities to lead
the nation he showed great strength
00:44:46
while facing an angry crowd during
00:44:49
a trip to South America he also gained
support when he defended the United
00:44:56
States to Khrushchev during a trip to
00:44:59
a Soviet Union Nixon's closest
opponent for the Republican
00:45:06
nomination was Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller was the governor of New York
00:45:12
state he came from one of the
richest families in America
00:45:19
Richard Nixon easily won the support of
the party the delegates nominated him
00:45:26
on the 1st vote he accepted the
nomination and he called for new efforts
00:45:33
for peace and freedom around the
world the race for the Democratic
00:45:39
nomination was much more difficult but
Democratic Party thought it would have no
00:45:46
problem winning the presidential election
many candidates entered the race for the
00:45:53
nomination. One was Senator Hubert
Humphrey have Minnesota another
00:46:00
was Senator John Kennedy of Massachusetts
Humphrey had been elected to the
00:46:07
Senate 3 times it was
00:46:10
a strong activist for Civil
Rights and Peace Kennedy was
00:46:16
a Navy hero in World War 2 He
was handsome and only 43 years
00:46:23
old he was also Roman Catholic
no Catholic had ever been
00:46:29
elected president of the United States
Kennedy and Humphrey began to compete
00:46:36
in state primary elections the 1st
step be in the nominating process
00:46:43
Kennedy won an important primary in
Wisconsin but voters in proudest
00:46:50
and areas of that state did not
support him but question then became
00:46:57
Could he win in another state West
Virginia most of the voters in that
00:47:03
state were Protestant on the last
night of the primary campaign in West
00:47:10
Virginia Kennedy spoke about his
religion. He said the president of the
00:47:17
United States promises to defend
the Constitution and that he said
00:47:24
includes the separation of the
government from any religion or church.
00:47:31
KENNEDY One big victory in West
Virginia. He then went on to win
00:47:38
many folds in other primaries. He
received the nomination on the 1st
00:47:45
ball at the Democratic convention.
In his acceptance speech he said
00:47:53
he would ask Americans to help their
country and sacrifice for their
00:47:59
country after the party conventions
the 2 candidates Kennedy and Nixon
00:48:06
began to campaign never around the country
Nixon charge that Kennedy was too
00:48:13
young to be president he said
Kennedy did not know enough about
00:48:20
governing Kennedy attacked the
Republican record of the past 8
00:48:26
years he said President Eisenhower
and the Vice President Nixon
00:48:33
at not done enough to bring progress
to the nation Protestant groups
00:48:40
expressed concerns about Kennedy's religion
they wondered if he would be influenced
00:48:46
by the Pope they wondered if the leader
of the Roman Catholic Church would try to
00:48:53
make policy for the United States.
Kennedy answered by repeating
00:49:00
his strong support for the constitutional
separation of church and state.
00:49:08
Public opinion survey has chilled be
00:49:11
a mention the campaign to be very close
then the candidates agreed to hold 4
00:49:18
debates on television in the 1st
debate the candidates showed
00:49:25
they did not differ too widely on
major issues. Kennedy appeared
00:49:31
calm and sure but Nixon did not
feel well he appeared thin
00:49:38
and tired. Many people who had not
considered voting for Kennedy now
00:49:45
began to change their minds for
them he looked more presidential.
00:49:52
Most people seemed to feel but Kennedy
won the 1st debate Nixon probably
00:49:59
won the 2nd one and both men did
about the same in the last 2.
00:50:08
In the 4th debate they expressed widely
different opinions about whether the United
00:50:15
States was making progress Kennedy believed
there had been little progress under
00:50:21
Eisenhower and Nixon Franklin Roosevelt
said in 1986 that that generation of
00:50:27
Americans at a rendezvous with destiny
I believe in 19606123 we have
00:50:33
a rendezvous with destiny and I believe it
incumbent upon us to be the defenders of
00:50:38
the United States and the defenders of
freedom and to do that we must give this
00:50:43
country leadership and we must get America
moving again Nixon disagreed he believed
00:50:49
the United States had not been standing
still but there was more to be done it is
00:50:55
essential with the conflict that we have
around the world that we not just hold our
00:51:00
own that we not keep just freedom for
ourselves it is essential that we extend
00:51:06
freedom extended to all the world and this
means more than what we've been doing it
00:51:11
means keeping America even stronger militarily
and she is it means seeing that our
00:51:17
economy moves forward even faster than
it had it means making more progress in
00:51:22
civil rights than we
have so that we can be
00:51:25
a splendid example for all the world
to see another issue when the 1960
00:51:30
presidential debates was the Chinese
attack on the islands of chemo and Matsu
00:51:37
in the Taiwan Straits and another was
how to deal with Soviet leader Nikita
00:51:44
Khrushchev. After the debates the presidential
candidates campaigned of around the
00:51:50
country again Nixon proposed that if he
were elected he would travel to Eastern
00:51:57
Europe and meet with Khrushchev
Kennedy propose the Peace Corps
00:52:02
a program to send Americans to developing
countries to provide technical aid
00:52:09
and other help on Election Day in
November the voters chose John
00:52:16
Kennedy as their 35th president
his victory however was
00:52:22
a close one almost 69000000
people voted Kennedy won by
00:52:29
fewer than 120000 votes.
00:52:47
And that's our program for today listen
again tomorrow to learn English through
00:52:54
stories from around the world I'm
Pete Musto and I'm Dorothy Gandy.
00:53:22
This is the only news I'm arisen
Melton. Egypt's state T.V.
00:53:28
Says the country's ousted president
Mohamed Morsi has collapsed during
00:53:32
a court session and died A.P.
00:53:34
Correspondent Karen Chamas reports Egypt's
state television says the 67 year old
00:53:39
Morsi was attending
00:53:40
a session in his trial an espionage charges
when he blacked out and then diet his
00:53:44
body was taken to
00:53:45
a hospital Mercy who helped him Egypt's
largest Islamist group the now outlawed
00:53:50
Muslim Brotherhood was elected president
in 2012 in the country's 1st free
00:53:54
elections following the else to the year
before longtime leader Hosni Mubarak the
00:53:59
military ousted Mosi in 20 thoughts
enough to massive protests inquests the
00:54:03
Brotherhood in a major
crackdown arresting Musi
00:54:05
a many others of the groups the it is on
current on condom ocracy activists Josh
00:54:11
will walk joined those calling for the
resignation of Kerry lamb the city's
00:54:16
probation leader saying after his release
from prison on Monday he will soon join
00:54:21
massive protests against an extradition
law the US Bill Gallo reports that the
00:54:26
demonstrations continued on Monday protesters
have occupied some central locations
00:54:31
near government complexes here in Hong Kong
they haven't been as aggressive as that
00:54:36
and past protests they've actually ceded
some of the streets to police and traffic
00:54:41
as well and smoothly but
there seems to be. Sort of
00:54:45
a wait and see attitude because the
government has on the one hand made
00:54:50
a major concession and that has caused
this extradition but it's really not clear
00:54:55
what else it's going to do the protesters
have shifted their demands calling for
00:54:58
Kerry land to step down they also want an
apology and accountability for some of
00:55:03
the police violence but it's not clear what
other steps the government is going to
00:55:08
take or what other steps the protesters
are going to take a course past the U.S.
00:55:13
Bill Gallo reporting from
Hong Kong this is V.O.A.
00:55:16
News. Iran has announced that it
will break the uranium stockpile
00:55:23
limit set by Terrazas nuclear deal with
world powers in the next 10 days add Were
00:55:28
you ever Edward Uranian reports for V.O.A.
00:55:31
Spokesman Ben Cruz Kumble Van de told
journalists that Iran has quadrupled low
00:55:36
level uranium production in recent days and
will go beyond the 300 kilogram limits
00:55:43
set by the 2015 accord on June 27th.
He said it Ron would increase
00:55:50
production of more heavily
enriched uranium as well oh.
00:55:58
Come one day did not completely rule out
00:56:00
a return to the limits of the 2015 nuclear
record if the European countries that
00:56:07
signed it France Britain and Germany agree
not to apply the US economic sanctions
00:56:13
imposed in November of 2008.
Edward you're Raney in for V.O.A.
00:56:19
News Cairo Chinese President
Xi Jinping will make
00:56:23
a state visit to North Korea this week
state media announced that on Monday it
00:56:28
comes as U.S.
00:56:29
Talks with young are on on its nuclear
program or at this point apparent standstill
00:56:34
she will meet with North Korean leader Kim
Jong un during the visit on Thursday and
00:56:38
Friday it will be the 1st
trip to Pyongyang by
00:56:41
a Chinese president in 14 years 2
strong earthquake earthquakes shook the
00:56:46
Southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan
on Monday killing at least one person in
00:56:52
part of a part of the country
00:56:53
a frequently affected by strong tremors the
1st magnitude $9.00 quake was followed
00:56:59
around 30 minutes later by one
registering 5.2 both came at
00:57:03
a depth of about 10 kilometers Chinese
state media says shaking was felt in major
00:57:09
cities in the region including the Sichuan
provincial capital Chengdu. As president
00:57:14
trumps 2nd press secretary Sarah Sanders
prepares to leave office her predecessor
00:57:20
Sean Spicer tells V.O.A.
00:57:22
That regular White House news briefings
should absolutely return Spicer spoke to
00:57:27
V.O.A.
00:57:27
On Monday he said the briefings are an
opportunity for people to see the government
00:57:32
in action and capture media
attention media media attention in
00:57:36
a way that nothing else does
the White House has not held
00:57:39
a news briefing in more than 3 months
Sanders is leaving at the end of this month
00:57:44
she says she and of the trumpet ministration
officials have made sure they're
00:57:48
frequently available to media despite the
lack of formal briefings Spicer did say
00:57:53
that daily briefings are not a
necessity daily briefings not
00:57:57
a necessity adding that
during the trumpet ministry.
00:00:00
Me points for the away from Cairo I'm not
like the maid and I don't finish as to
00:00:05
how that is something Greece has been
an issue here Ronnie and state T.V.
00:00:08
Broadcast
00:00:09
a live news conference by the country's
Atomic Energy Agency spokesman from the
00:00:15
symbolic Iraq heavy water reactor facility
announcing Tehran's decision to break
00:00:21
out of the limits set by the 2015
nuclear accord with the P 5 plus one
00:00:27
countries spokesman Bill Cruze Kumble
van they told journalists that Iran has
00:00:33
quadrupled low level uranium production
in recent days and will go beyond the 300
00:00:40
kilogram limits set by the 2015
accord on June 27th he said
00:00:46
Iran would increase production of more
heavily enriched uranium as well.
00:00:56
He says Iran's needs for other nuclear
products is increased as well and to run
00:01:02
will produce up to $130.00 tons of
heavy water during the next 2 and
00:01:07
a half months but Kamel Funday
did not completely rule out
00:01:12
a return to the limits of the 2015 nuclear
accord if the European countries that
00:01:18
signed it France Britain and
Germany agree not to apply U.S.
00:01:23
Economic sanctions imposed
in November of 2000
00:01:27
a teen mom not how they go home was going
on moment other former Iranian President
00:01:34
Hassan Bani Souther tells
00:01:35
a feel way he thinks Iran supremely
ayatollah has found himself in
00:01:41
a jam. He says the Iranian Atomic Energy
00:01:48
Agency is trying to show the public it is
doing something in the face of pressure
00:01:53
by the trumpet ministration but
Tehran really does not have
00:01:57
a lot of options he says he doubts Iran
can really scrap the tooth out. And 15
00:02:03
nuclear accord because it will find itself
even more isolated on the international
00:02:09
stage and may incur further U.N.
00:02:12
Security Council sanctions Iranian analyst
Ali Dori said he told Saudi owned
00:02:19
dollar Obeah T.V.
00:02:20
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reportedly
promised Russian President Vladimir
00:02:26
Putin at
00:02:27
a summit in courage Jesus stand several
days ago that Iran would continue to
00:02:32
respect the 2015 nuclear accord V.O.A.
00:02:37
Could not independently confirm the claim.
Iran's declaration it would exceed the
00:02:44
enriched uranium level specified by the
2015 accord comes at the same time
00:02:51
tensions in the Gulf have increased following
attacks on 2 oil tankers in the Gulf
00:02:56
of Oman which Washington accuses
Iran of perpetrating several Iranian
00:03:03
officials including Parliament Speaker Ali
Larijani have denied responsibility for
00:03:08
the attacks Edward your
rainy and for V.O.A.
00:03:12
News Cairo thank you Edward well over the
past several weeks tensions between Iran
00:03:18
and the United States have risen sharply
last week Washington blamed Iran for
00:03:22
apparent attacks on oil tankers in the
Persian Gulf and Iran has denied being
00:03:27
involved by the past it used to mines
against the ships in the Strait of Hormuz
00:03:32
Carla bad as always Pentagon correspondent
she's on the line now to update us on
00:03:37
the latest in the situation Hello Carla
Hello yes defense officials are definitely
00:03:42
doubling down on in their calls that Iran
is responsible for these attacks you're
00:03:48
hearing this 1st on The Voice of America
I'm learning that we are just minutes away
00:03:53
from the Department of Defense releasing
some additional and edges of the attack on
00:03:58
these 2 tankers I've been told that you're
going to be able to see in. Detail who
00:04:03
exactly was on those boats the boat is
supposed to clearly be seen as Iranian fast
00:04:09
attack craft there are at least 9 people
on board wearing some sort of greenish
00:04:15
gray uniform they say that you can
see the actual area where the hole
00:04:21
was excuse me where the mine was attached
to the hole there close ups of this and
00:04:27
according to the official that I spoke
with It looks as if the mine actually did
00:04:31
detonate but didn't explode and so the
defense official asked me he goes now why
00:04:36
would the Iranians try to take off something
that had partially exploded and Les
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they were trying to remove evidence
very interesting so what were U.S.
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Officials saying over this weekend
about this so there have been
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a lot of different things being said or
you can see the latest National Security
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Council spokesman said that with the can
in relations to the Iran nuclear deal
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Iran's enrichment plans are only possible
he said because of the horrible deals
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that he was kind of slamming the U.S.
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Allies that signed this deal and he said
that President Trump has made it clear
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that he will never allow Iran to develop
nuclear weapons that is one side of the
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U.S.
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Response but then on the other side you see
acting secretary of defense patch Shanahan
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and Secretary of State Mike POMPEI O
calling for an international consensus
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secretary Shanahan said that we have an
international situation in the Middle East
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it's not just a U.S.
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Situation he pointed out that the
tankers that were attacked were
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a Japanese own tanker and
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a Norwegian own tanker and they are hoping
to get more allies involved so that the
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United States will not be protecting this
strait by itself so it does show that you
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know some efforts are
being made on the U.S.
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Part to really step back on the dispute
somewhat What about Iran what are they
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doing well Iran has said that it is willing
not to breach their nuclear. Feel it
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all others who signed the deal
will help them circumvent U.S.
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Sanctions it's unclear how the others are
going to react to this because we are
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hearing split views you've heard Britain
for example has appeared to side with the
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United States saying that yes it is clear
that Iran did carry out these actions
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over the past few weeks when it comes with
attacking tankers or attacking US Saudi
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oil pipeline on the other hand you have
seen critics say that the United States
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started this in the 1st place because the
United States was the one that enforced
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additional sanctions and called the
Islamic Revolutionary Guard corps of Iran
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a terrorist organization so we're just going
to have to wait and see how this plays
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out OK Greg these are day by day developments
anything in the near future Well
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again as soon as we get these images go
to Voice of America's website because we
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to view themselves great thank you so
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much that's V.O.I.
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Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb. Among
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the top stories in the world Haiti's
anti-corruption protests refused to back down
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the U.S. Has reopened a permanent U.S.
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Aid office in Somalia officials in Argentina
and Uruguay hunt for the cause of the
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massive power outage in those countries
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International edition. She jumping will
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become the 1st Chinese president to visit
North Korea and 14 years when he arrives
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there on Thursday China's state broadcaster
reported today that she will head to
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Pyongyang to meet with North Korean leader
Kim Jong un's Thursday and Friday Kim
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has made several trips to Beijing in the
past 2 years China is North Korea's only
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significant ally The visit comes as talks
between the United States and North Korea
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on ending Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program
have stalled the timing of the visit
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may trouble U.S. Officials because U.S.
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President Donald Trump is expected
to meet with she next week at the G.
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20 summit in Japan they are expected to
discuss trade tensions between the 2
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countries. In Hong Kong today
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a smaller group of protesters continued to
call for the government to abandon plans
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for a new extradition law yesterday
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a massive crowd blocked major roads in the
city center in another day of protest on
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calm democracy activists Joshua Wang who
was released from prison today joined
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those calling for the resignation of the
city's probe aging later carry LAM The
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government has responded action on the
legislation but not cancelled it protesters
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fear it would allow Hong Kong's government
to extradite people to face trial in
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mainland China which they say lacks fair
independent courts journalist Aaron Hale
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is in Hong Kong and has been covering the
protests over the past several days she
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spoke with my colleague Kate pound
Dawson about the latest developments.
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Today there were. 3 kind
of on and off around.
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They good. 3. Long compared to
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today I think a lot of people are very
tired and regrouping and it's been
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a long week for the protests today were
kind of more good for younger people who
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are
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a little bit more hardcore compared
to today or yesterday or like. For
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like. The out Joshua Wang who
had led the umbrella movement
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a few years ago and was just released
from prison today. Is does he have
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a role in these protests.
He hasn't yet by saying
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is really it's really recharged people
you know he is possibly them are visible
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activists in Hong Kong at least
internationally and you know he's very widely
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respected so his tiny MS a very
good and I think you know as I said
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a lot of people are probably tired they've
really been pushing quite hard for
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a week now he says kind of brought. New
energy and I think new optimism and he's
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vowed to keep protesting until Caroline
signs of the village withdrawn so you know
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the big win for them yeah they have them
in there now what's the what's expected in
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the coming days as tomorrow there's
supposed to be an executive council meeting
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with the that would be in carry land office
and I think after that there are some
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reports that said announcement could be
made perhaps they will announce that the
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bill has been withdrawn. A lot of
sort of more analysts tech people
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I spoke to today said that Caroline is
effectively dead politically because of this
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but she has to wait here at the time basically
to save face and for Beijing because
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there's no really clear excess there for
her at this point so they have to wait to
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find someone and also you know Beijing
can't be seen to be acquiescing to large
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protesters. Because that would probably be
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a political disaster for them and
perhaps would give the protesters
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a little bit of what they want which is
the only withdraw the bill but as for
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a lamb to go she's probably going to wait
about 6 to 7 months. That was there and
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how reporting from Hong Kong she spoke
with the always Kate pound Dawson Well
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a new report by SIPRI the Stockholm
International Peace Research Institute finds
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conflict and climate change are largely
responsible for rising global hunger the
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society points for the away from Geneva
more than 800000000 people around the world
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are going hungry SIPRI reports 60 percent
are in conflict affected countries he
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says political instability and conflict
related displacement generate food crises
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the Stockholm Research Institute says food
is often inaccessible to people caught
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in conflict it says limited supplies of
these commodities cause prices to spiral
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making food largely on affordable climate
changes says is worsening the ability of
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people to get enough to eat it says hunger
is growing as crops and livelihoods in
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impoverished countries are wiped out by
extreme flooding and drought the UN's World
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Food Programme reports Yemen suffered the
worst food crisis last year followed in
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order of severity by D.R.
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Congo Afghanistan Ethiopia Syria Sudan
South Sudan and northern Nigeria
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peace spokesman heavy for whoso says these
8 countries account for 2 thirds of all
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people facing acute hunger even in conflict
affected if Yasser limited access such
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as Sort Sudan and human when we can do
our job safely and if constant access to
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people in need we can prevent the worst
form of. We only see from the know when I'm
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not able to reach the food
people due to insecurity. Access
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blocked fair also says more than 113000000
people in 53 countries suffer from acute
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hunger and are in urgent need of food
nutrition and. Livelihood assistance he notes
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conflict and insecurity are the main drivers
of hunger in 21 of these countries W A
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F P is the world's largest humanitarian
agency fighting hunger each year it
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provides food assistance to nearly 90000000
people in areas affected by conflict
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and natural disasters
Lisa shrine for V.O.A.
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In their. Security forces
in northeastern Nigeria
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continue to investigate the triple suicide
attack that killed at least 20 people
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last night in the town of can do best
we people detonated suicide bomb vests
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a hallway scores of people
had gathered to watch
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a soccer match on television at least
40 people were injured no one has taken
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responsibility for the attack but the
Islamic militant group Boko Haram has
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conducted scores of such attacks over the
past decade in northeastern Nigeria. Well
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U.S.
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Auto sales have slowed by about 3 percent
over the past 6 months stoking fears for
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the future health of the American and global
economies over the middle term to find
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out more about the sluggish car sales
and their relationship to sales of both
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adorable and retail goods and what to expect
overall the always Adam Phillips spoke
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with Joe song senior U.S.
00:16:18
Economist for Bank of America Merrill Lynch
we are started people coughing and auto
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sales but you have to
remember we are coming off
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a multi-year high we've seen really strong
and prior 3 years they might be in for
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you know your correction that the overall
economy might be but our Dr Henri is we
00:16:37
start to see demand but supply has
been ramping up and got lead to
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a lot of inventory which means that they're
probably going to have to lower their
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part while all that's happening you are
trying to. Use cars coming onto the market
00:16:52
as well but why should the glut of juice
cars people bad for auto manufacturers the
00:16:57
choice is buying a pre-owned car 23 years
old or you point 5 percent less than
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a new car
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a lot of folks are going to go for the
cheaper one. Additional downward pressure on
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prices and not going to put automakers in
the top spot so is this softening of the
00:17:14
market for new cars a warning sign
of a potential slowdown for the U.S.
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Economy overall we do start auto sales
but there are other metrics that we take
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into account job growth and personal income
growth primarily wage gains and if you
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look across the auto sales there the
only thing that's really flashing yellow
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everything else the holding of all those
things just that consumers don't have room
00:17:40
to spend and as long as consumers we meaning
to them that the economy is going to
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continue to grow they should keep spending
is going to kind of correlation between
00:17:49
the auto market and the market for other
durable goods you know things that you
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only buy once in
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a. Softening in the auto sector for tends
to some softening in other girls both
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goods such as T.V.
00:18:02
Then prefer generators but not necessarily
the downturn and what about the market
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for nondurable good trends
things that we need
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a lot close restaurants tourism. The
consumer still feel like the economy is on
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track they're starting to see their
income take up they don't see
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a really strong labor market all those
things are leading them to go out and spend
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what would you say might be the relationship
between the cooling down of the
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manufacturing sector in the U.S.
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And the global economy obviously auto
sector is a big component of U.S.
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Manufacturing and U.S.
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Manufacturing is at the forefront of these
trade disputes trade so easy tensions
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have ratcheted up we've seen other regions
around the world start to falter as well
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so
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a lot of this is definitely feeling some of
that pain sounds like the bottom line is
00:18:54
that you know overly concerned about the
softening of the auto market but you'll be
00:18:57
wanting the numbers very closely to see
what develops I think that's exactly right
00:19:02
thing for what we'll be watching is how
these trade negotiations play out to start
00:19:08
to see
00:19:08
a ratcheting up of the terrace especially
in consumer goods could be something that
00:19:13
takes the momentum out of consumer
spending ready going on. Between the U.S.
00:19:19
And China U.S.
00:19:20
China definitely we also had the ratcheting
up of pressure on Mexico we're clearly
00:19:26
not the woods just yet. In Review
agreement every 90 days so the president
00:19:32
places tariffs on again Additionally
there are investigations going on
00:19:37
a potentially putting tariffs
on foreign autos that would be
00:19:40
a big sticker shock for consumers and acted
the significant drag on the auto sector
00:19:47
as well. That was auto industry
analyst Joe song senior U.S.
00:19:52
Economist for Bank of America Merrill Lynch
he spoke with the always Adam Phillips
00:19:56
in New York where U.S.
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President Donald Trump campaigned on
cutting the country's trade deficit
00:20:02
particularly with China since coming
to office in 2017 he has imposed
00:20:07
a series of tariffs on China and other
countries but isn't that small of the same c
00:20:12
At
00:20:12
a press reports that many American businesses
say the tariffs are hurting them amid
00:20:18
the trade war it started with Beijing the
Trump administration asked for comments
00:20:22
on its plan to extend 25 percent tariffs
to everything China ships to the United
00:20:26
States and hundreds of businesses trade
groups and individuals from the U.S.
00:20:30
Chamber of Commerce to the Indian
motorcycle company have responded there
00:20:34
complaining that additional import taxes
would boost prices for consumers squeeze
00:20:38
profits and leave U.S.
00:20:39
Companies at
00:20:40
a competitive disadvantage to foreign rivals
that aren't subject to higher taxes on
00:20:44
the vital components they buy from China
some will appear in person to air their
00:20:48
grievances and 7 days of hearings the
beginning here today in that small Washington
00:20:53
well in the U.S.
00:20:55
The popular pizza delivery chain Domino's
is going high tech with its service using
00:21:00
an autonomous vehicle to deliver meals
Ben Thomas with the Associated Press has
00:21:05
more Domino's is teaming up
with a company called Nero
00:21:08
a Silicon Valley startup that makes unmanned
delivery vehicles the test is expected
00:21:12
to begin as early as September at one
Domino's location in Houston customers will
00:21:17
be able to place an order online tracking
the vehicles location and retrieve their
00:21:21
pizza from it using
00:21:22
a special code Nero has experience at
this it's been delivering groceries using
00:21:27
autonomous vehicles in Houston and
Arizona since late last year in
00:21:31
a partnership with Kroger and Domino's to
has tested autonomous delivering 2 years
00:21:35
ago in a partnership with
Ford but in that case
00:21:38
a safety driver was at the wheel I'm betting
Thomas. You've been listening to the
00:21:43
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00:24:00
But 1st this report from
Brian lead. Researchers
00:24:07
say they have discovered
00:24:09
a plant in Canada that not only
eats insects but also feeds
00:24:16
on at least one amphibious
creature the discovery was
00:24:22
recently reported in a study by
00:24:26
a research team from Canada's
University of 12th in Ontario
00:24:33
The study was published in
The Journal ecology the
00:24:40
research involved pitcher plants
in Ontario's Algonquin Provincial
00:24:47
Park the plants which take
many shapes and sizes and have
00:24:53
colorful designs grow in
wetlands across Canada
00:25:00
a pitcher plants leaves usually form
00:25:03
a tall narrow pocket that
can hold liquid insects and
00:25:10
spiders that enter the pocket often become
trapped and the pitcher plant then feeds
00:25:17
on their bodies. Pitcher
plants are often found in bogs
00:25:24
soft extremely wet areas the plants
are known for feeding on small
00:25:31
organisms such as insects and
spiders that get caught in the trap
00:25:38
but the researchers made
00:25:40
a surprising discovery the pitcher
plants were also feeding on young
00:25:46
salamanders a salamander is
00:25:50
a lizard like amphibian the research
team said it believes this is
00:25:57
the 1st time in the North American pitcher
plants have been observed feeding on
00:26:04
anything besides insects or
spiders in the summer of
00:26:11
2017 then University of
student test one found
00:26:18
a salamander trapped inside
00:26:20
a pitcher plant while doing field work in
the Provincial Park one of the biggest
00:26:27
surprises was that the discovery did not
happen earlier the researchers said
00:26:34
Alex Smith is
00:26:36
a biology professor at the University
of quoth and co-writer of the study he
00:26:43
told Canadas C.T.V.
00:26:45
News the research station near the bog
where the pitcher plants were observed has
00:26:51
been there for 70 years so the
surprise was that we discovered
00:26:58
such a new case of plants eating
vertebrates involving such
00:27:03
a well known species in such
00:27:06
a well known space Smith
said during visits to
00:27:11
a single area of the park in fall of
2018 the research team found almost
00:27:18
one in 5 pitcher plants contained
young salamanders. The
00:27:25
end fib eons were each about as long as
00:27:28
a human finger several plants contained
more than one captured salamander
00:27:36
some of the trapped salamanders died
within 3 days while others lived for up to
00:27:42
19 days the study found the
researchers said they do not
00:27:49
know what killed the salamanders they could
have died from proteins produced by the
00:27:56
pitcher plants that are held in
liquid inside the leaves this liquid
00:28:03
mixture is designed to break down organisms
trapped in the plants to aid the
00:28:09
feeding process the researchers
suggested other possible causes
00:28:16
for the Salamander deaths could have
included heat starvation or infections
00:28:24
organisms living in the pitcher may also
help break down the salamanders body.
00:28:32
The study found that there are also several
possible reasons the young salamanders
00:28:38
are drawn to the plants in the 1st place
one is that they fall into the plant
00:28:45
pockets accidentally They
also could go into find
00:28:50
a place to hide or to feed on insects
or spiders already trapped there
00:28:58
the researchers say pitcher
plants clearly get
00:29:01
a lot more nutrients from salamanders
than from insects and spiders
00:29:08
so there is no reason to think that the
plants will not continue feeding on them
00:29:15
meat eating pitcher plants have been known
since the 18th century the University of
00:29:21
quell thought says. One species
discovered 10 years ago in Asia feeds
00:29:28
mostly on insects and spiders but
sometimes captures small birds and mice
00:29:37
Alex Smith said the discovery opens some
new questions that future research might
00:29:43
help explain are salamanders an important
feeding source for pitcher plants
00:29:51
are the plants important predators of
the end fib eons might the salamanders
00:29:58
compete with plants for insect
food the university said the
00:30:04
discovery area could even be called
the little bog of horrors after
00:30:11
a Broadway musical and film that includes
00:30:14
a giant plant that likes to
eat people. I am Brian LAN.
00:30:37
Vietnam has placed tariffs on
some goods from China. Vietnam
00:30:44
accuses China of using its country
to avoid similar American
00:30:50
tariffs on Chinese goods
exported to the United States
00:30:57
Vietnam's temporary
anti-dumping tax of 2.46
00:31:03
percent to 35.58 percent
will affect several
00:31:10
aluminum products that come from
China the tax will be in place
00:31:17
for $120.00 days shippers
based in China were sending
00:31:24
products meant for the United States
to Vietnam 1st because it did
00:31:31
not demand tariffs manufacturers
in Vietnam were marking these
00:31:38
products as made in Vietnam
then shipping them to the
00:31:44
U.S. S.S.I.
00:31:47
Research is financial market
research company based in one No I
00:31:54
V it noms capital it called the tariffs
00:31:59
a very bold move for
Vietnam. It also praised the
00:32:05
antidumping tariffs as an efficient
answer from the Vietnamese
00:32:12
side to U.S.
00:32:14
Tariffs to be placed on the
lumen M products export it from
00:32:20
Vietnam but manufactured
in China Chinese exports
00:32:27
of partly finished aluminum
products doubled last year to
00:32:34
$62.00 tons as
00:32:37
a US Chinese trade dispute
broke out of that amount
00:32:44
as Says side research said
significant quantity is believed to
00:32:51
be shipped from China to
avoid anti-dumping and
00:32:57
tariffs other Asian countries
Indonesia and Malaysia for
00:33:03
example have ordered their own
tariffs on Chinese steel imports
00:33:11
countries in the area are trying to
develop their own steel or aluminum
00:33:17
industries but Chinese exports are
can sell for less than others
00:33:25
because of the size of their
production and supply
00:33:31
Vietnam absorbs
00:33:33
a large share of the Chinese
aluminum because it shares
00:33:39
a land border and low
manufacturing costs said Song
00:33:46
Sung woon with C.I. A and B.
00:33:49
In Singapore manufacturing drives
the Vietnamese economy helping it
00:33:56
grow at 6 to 7 percent
00:34:00
a year. Economists believe the big
increase in imports from China
00:34:07
had hurt Vietnam's own aluminum
industry and risked sharper
00:34:14
U.S.
00:34:15
Government examination I do see
the Vietnamese trying to be
00:34:21
tough on transit shipments
said Frederic Burke
00:34:26
a lawyer in the Minh City with the
international law firm Baker Mackenzie
00:34:34
Burke said the Vietnamese see
the Chinese action as criminal
00:34:41
He added It's ruining their reputation
and they get no benefit out of
00:34:48
it Vietnam like China also runs
00:34:53
a trade surplus with the United States
the imbalance is what led to the
00:35:00
Chinese American trade dispute
that is now in its 2nd year
00:35:07
we certainly can see that the
sweeping power of President truck can
00:35:14
be fairly extensive song said as
00:35:19
a result he said the Vietnamese are
less interested in angering the
00:35:25
Americans then the Chinese. VOL.
00:35:49
A recent public opinion survey found
that Americans have concerns about the
00:35:56
age of presidential candidates. This survey
is connected to the Williams Institute
00:36:03
at U.C.L.A.
00:36:05
It found that voters are
more likely to reject
00:36:09
a candidate over 70 years old
then one who is homosexual the
00:36:15
information comes as Americans prepare
for the 2020 presidential election on
00:36:22
Election Day next November Senator
Bernie Sanders would be $79.00 former
00:36:29
Vice President Joe Biden $77.00
President Donald Trump $74.00
00:36:37
and Senator Elizabeth Warren
$71.00 the 2 youngest candidates
00:36:44
are Congresswoman Tulsi
Gabbert and Mayor Pete but
00:36:48
a judge who are both in their thirty's but
00:36:52
a judge is also one of the 1st openly
gay presidential candidates from
00:36:58
a major party the survey was meant
to find out Americans opinions about
00:37:04
homosexual presidential candidate
public opinion survey in
00:37:10
2007 found that Americans
were more likely to support
00:37:15
a candidate in his or her seventy's than
one who was homosexual but this year
00:37:22
a number of national surveys showed
the opposite the recent U.C.L.A.
00:37:29
Survey found that nearly half of adults
in the US would be much or somewhat
00:37:36
less likely to support
00:37:38
a presidential candidate older
than 70 in contrast about one 3rd
00:37:45
said they would be less likely
to vote for someone who has K.
00:37:49
. The survey measured the public's general
acceptance of people from different
00:37:55
groups it did not ask about voters'
support for individual candidates
00:38:02
Kyle conduct this
00:38:04
a political observer at the University
of Virginia Center for Politics conduct
00:38:10
noted that people's answers in
00:38:13
a survey can be different from what
they decide on Election Day People
00:38:20
might say they want to younger candidate
conduct observed but age may not be the
00:38:27
only issue that informs their
vote I'm Kelly Gene Kelly.
00:38:43
Welcome to the making of the Nation
American history in V O N A special
00:38:50
language.
00:39:00
3 days. After happened the injury in the
service of our country I shall lay down
00:39:06
the responsibilities of office as in
traditional and solemn ceremony the authority
00:39:13
of the presidency is vested in my
successor. Believing I come to you with
00:39:19
a message of leave taking
and farewell. And to share
00:39:24
a few final thoughts with you my
countryman Dwight Eisenhower was elected
00:39:30
president in 1952 the
following year the Korean War
00:39:37
ended with an armistice cease fire
agreement. During his presidency
00:39:44
Eisenhower began
00:39:45
a tradition of meetings between the leaders
of the United States and the Soviet
00:39:51
Union he met with Soviet leaders
Nikolai Bullock and then and Nikita
00:39:58
Krushchev these meetings may
have helped reduce the threat of
00:40:03
a nuclear war between the 2
countries during the Cold War. By
00:40:09
1960 Eisenhower had served 2 terms
the Constitution was changed
00:40:16
to prevent presidents from being elected
more than twice after Franklin Roosevelt
00:40:22
won 4 times we now stand 10
years past the midpoint of
00:40:27
a century that has witnessed 4 major wars
among great nations 3 of these involve
00:40:34
our own country. Despite the holocausts
America is today the strongest
00:40:41
the most influential and most productive
nation in the work. Understandably proud
00:40:48
of this preeminence we yet realize that
America's leadership and prestige depend
00:40:54
not merely upon our unmatched material
progress riches and military strength but on
00:41:00
how we use our power in the interests of
world peace and human better throughout.
00:41:08
Its how this conjunction of an immense
military establishment any large arms
00:41:13
industry is new in the American
experience the total influence economic
00:41:20
political even spiritual is felt in every
city every state house every office of
00:41:27
the federal government. We recognize the
imperative need for this development yet
00:41:33
we must not fail to comprehend its
grave implications our toil resources
00:41:40
and livelihood are all involved so is the
very structure of our society. And the
00:41:46
counsels of government we must car guard
against the acquisition of unwarranted
00:41:52
influence whether sought or unsought by
the military industrial complex. The
00:41:58
potential for the Disastrous Rise of
misplaced power exists and will persist. We
00:42:05
must never let the weight of this
combination in danger are. Limiting our
00:42:09
democratic process. We should take
nothing for granted. Only an alert and
00:42:15
knowledgeable citizen can compare the
proper measuring of the huge industrial and
00:42:21
military machinery of defense with our
peaceful methods and goals so that security
00:42:27
and liberty may prosper to get. Along at
00:42:34
the end of Eisenhower's 1st term he was
still very popular he had suffered
00:42:40
a heart attack but the Republican president
felt strong enough to campaign again in
00:42:47
1956 his Democratic Party
opponent was Adelaide Stevenson
00:42:55
they had been the candidates in the
presidential election 4 years earlier this time
00:43:02
Eisenhower won almost 10000000
more votes than Stevenson and even
00:43:09
bigger victory then in
1952 Eisenhower's 2nd term
00:43:16
however presented problems the Soviet
Union launched the space age by putting
00:43:23
the 1st satellite into orbit around
Earth feed Al Castro as stablished
00:43:29
a communist government in Cuba many
white Americans were fighting the
00:43:36
Supreme Court's decision to end
racial separation in schools
00:43:43
and the American economy suffered
00:43:46
a recession Eisenhower's
popularity dropped during his 2nd
00:43:52
term this would make it difficult for the
Republican Party's next candidate for
00:43:59
president. The delegates who were attended
the presidential nominating convention
00:44:05
in the summer of 1960 feared that their
party would lose the election in
00:44:12
November Bay had to find the
strongest candidate possible Many
00:44:19
believe that Richard Nixon was the
strongest Nixon had been a senator and
00:44:26
a member of the House of Representatives
he had been eyes on the howlers vice
00:44:31
president for 8 years when
Eisenhower suffered several serious
00:44:37
illnesses Nixon had
00:44:40
a chance to show his abilities to lead
the nation he showed great strength
00:44:46
while facing an angry crowd during
00:44:49
a trip to South America he also gained
support when he defended the United
00:44:56
States to Khrushchev during a trip to
00:44:59
a Soviet Union Nixon's closest
opponent for the Republican
00:45:06
nomination was Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller was the governor of New York
00:45:12
state he came from one of the
richest families in America
00:45:19
Richard Nixon easily won the support of
the party the delegates nominated him
00:45:26
on the 1st vote he accepted the
nomination and he called for new efforts
00:45:33
for peace and freedom around the
world the race for the Democratic
00:45:39
nomination was much more difficult but
Democratic Party thought it would have no
00:45:46
problem winning the presidential election
many candidates entered the race for the
00:45:53
nomination. One was Senator Hubert
Humphrey have Minnesota another
00:46:00
was Senator John Kennedy of Massachusetts
Humphrey had been elected to the
00:46:07
Senate 3 times it was
00:46:10
a strong activist for Civil
Rights and Peace Kennedy was
00:46:16
a Navy hero in World War 2 He
was handsome and only 43 years
00:46:23
old he was also Roman Catholic
no Catholic had ever been
00:46:29
elected president of the United States
Kennedy and Humphrey began to compete
00:46:36
in state primary elections the 1st
step be in the nominating process
00:46:43
Kennedy won an important primary in
Wisconsin but voters in proudest
00:46:50
and areas of that state did not
support him but question then became
00:46:57
Could he win in another state West
Virginia most of the voters in that
00:47:03
state were Protestant on the last
night of the primary campaign in West
00:47:10
Virginia Kennedy spoke about his
religion. He said the president of the
00:47:17
United States promises to defend
the Constitution and that he said
00:47:24
includes the separation of the
government from any religion or church.
00:47:31
KENNEDY One big victory in West
Virginia. He then went on to win
00:47:38
many folds in other primaries. He
received the nomination on the 1st
00:47:45
ball at the Democratic convention.
In his acceptance speech he said
00:47:53
he would ask Americans to help their
country and sacrifice for their
00:47:59
country after the party conventions
the 2 candidates Kennedy and Nixon
00:48:06
began to campaign never around the country
Nixon charge that Kennedy was too
00:48:13
young to be president he said
Kennedy did not know enough about
00:48:20
governing Kennedy attacked the
Republican record of the past 8
00:48:26
years he said President Eisenhower
and the Vice President Nixon
00:48:33
at not done enough to bring progress
to the nation Protestant groups
00:48:40
expressed concerns about Kennedy's religion
they wondered if he would be influenced
00:48:46
by the Pope they wondered if the leader
of the Roman Catholic Church would try to
00:48:53
make policy for the United States.
Kennedy answered by repeating
00:49:00
his strong support for the constitutional
separation of church and state.
00:49:08
Public opinion survey has chilled be
00:49:11
a mention the campaign to be very close
then the candidates agreed to hold 4
00:49:18
debates on television in the 1st
debate the candidates showed
00:49:25
they did not differ too widely on
major issues. Kennedy appeared
00:49:31
calm and sure but Nixon did not
feel well he appeared thin
00:49:38
and tired. Many people who had not
considered voting for Kennedy now
00:49:45
began to change their minds for
them he looked more presidential.
00:49:52
Most people seemed to feel but Kennedy
won the 1st debate Nixon probably
00:49:59
won the 2nd one and both men did
about the same in the last 2.
00:50:08
In the 4th debate they expressed widely
different opinions about whether the United
00:50:15
States was making progress Kennedy believed
there had been little progress under
00:50:21
Eisenhower and Nixon Franklin Roosevelt
said in 1986 that that generation of
00:50:27
Americans at a rendezvous with destiny
I believe in 19606123 we have
00:50:33
a rendezvous with destiny and I believe it
incumbent upon us to be the defenders of
00:50:38
the United States and the defenders of
freedom and to do that we must give this
00:50:43
country leadership and we must get America
moving again Nixon disagreed he believed
00:50:49
the United States had not been standing
still but there was more to be done it is
00:50:55
essential with the conflict that we have
around the world that we not just hold our
00:51:00
own that we not keep just freedom for
ourselves it is essential that we extend
00:51:06
freedom extended to all the world and this
means more than what we've been doing it
00:51:11
means keeping America even stronger militarily
and she is it means seeing that our
00:51:17
economy moves forward even faster than
it had it means making more progress in
00:51:22
civil rights than we
have so that we can be
00:51:25
a splendid example for all the world
to see another issue when the 1960
00:51:30
presidential debates was the Chinese
attack on the islands of chemo and Matsu
00:51:37
in the Taiwan Straits and another was
how to deal with Soviet leader Nikita
00:51:44
Khrushchev. After the debates the presidential
candidates campaigned of around the
00:51:50
country again Nixon proposed that if he
were elected he would travel to Eastern
00:51:57
Europe and meet with Khrushchev
Kennedy propose the Peace Corps
00:52:02
a program to send Americans to developing
countries to provide technical aid
00:52:09
and other help on Election Day in
November the voters chose John
00:52:16
Kennedy as their 35th president
his victory however was
00:52:22
a close one almost 69000000
people voted Kennedy won by
00:52:29
fewer than 120000 votes.
00:52:47
And that's our program for today listen
again tomorrow to learn English through
00:52:54
stories from around the world I'm
Pete Musto and I'm Dorothy Gandy.
00:53:22
This is the only news I'm arisen
Melton. Egypt's state T.V.
00:53:28
Says the country's ousted president
Mohamed Morsi has collapsed during
00:53:32
a court session and died A.P.
00:53:34
Correspondent Karen Chamas reports Egypt's
state television says the 67 year old
00:53:39
Morsi was attending
00:53:40
a session in his trial an espionage charges
when he blacked out and then diet his
00:53:44
body was taken to
00:53:45
a hospital Mercy who helped him Egypt's
largest Islamist group the now outlawed
00:53:50
Muslim Brotherhood was elected president
in 2012 in the country's 1st free
00:53:54
elections following the else to the year
before longtime leader Hosni Mubarak the
00:53:59
military ousted Mosi in 20 thoughts
enough to massive protests inquests the
00:54:03
Brotherhood in a major
crackdown arresting Musi
00:54:05
a many others of the groups the it is on
current on condom ocracy activists Josh
00:54:11
will walk joined those calling for the
resignation of Kerry lamb the city's
00:54:16
probation leader saying after his release
from prison on Monday he will soon join
00:54:21
massive protests against an extradition
law the US Bill Gallo reports that the
00:54:26
demonstrations continued on Monday protesters
have occupied some central locations
00:54:31
near government complexes here in Hong Kong
they haven't been as aggressive as that
00:54:36
and past protests they've actually ceded
some of the streets to police and traffic
00:54:41
as well and smoothly but
there seems to be. Sort of
00:54:45
a wait and see attitude because the
government has on the one hand made
00:54:50
a major concession and that has caused
this extradition but it's really not clear
00:54:55
what else it's going to do the protesters
have shifted their demands calling for
00:54:58
Kerry land to step down they also want an
apology and accountability for some of
00:55:03
the police violence but it's not clear what
other steps the government is going to
00:55:08
take or what other steps the protesters
are going to take a course past the U.S.
00:55:13
Bill Gallo reporting from
Hong Kong this is V.O.A.
00:55:16
News. Iran has announced that it
will break the uranium stockpile
00:55:23
limit set by Terrazas nuclear deal with
world powers in the next 10 days add Were
00:55:28
you ever Edward Uranian reports for V.O.A.
00:55:31
Spokesman Ben Cruz Kumble Van de told
journalists that Iran has quadrupled low
00:55:36
level uranium production in recent days and
will go beyond the 300 kilogram limits
00:55:43
set by the 2015 accord on June 27th.
He said it Ron would increase
00:55:50
production of more heavily
enriched uranium as well oh.
00:55:58
Come one day did not completely rule out
00:56:00
a return to the limits of the 2015 nuclear
record if the European countries that
00:56:07
signed it France Britain and Germany agree
not to apply the US economic sanctions
00:56:13
imposed in November of 2008.
Edward you're Raney in for V.O.A.
00:56:19
News Cairo Chinese President
Xi Jinping will make
00:56:23
a state visit to North Korea this week
state media announced that on Monday it
00:56:28
comes as U.S.
00:56:29
Talks with young are on on its nuclear
program or at this point apparent standstill
00:56:34
she will meet with North Korean leader Kim
Jong un during the visit on Thursday and
00:56:38
Friday it will be the 1st
trip to Pyongyang by
00:56:41
a Chinese president in 14 years 2
strong earthquake earthquakes shook the
00:56:46
Southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan
on Monday killing at least one person in
00:56:52
part of a part of the country
00:56:53
a frequently affected by strong tremors the
1st magnitude $9.00 quake was followed
00:56:59
around 30 minutes later by one
registering 5.2 both came at
00:57:03
a depth of about 10 kilometers Chinese
state media says shaking was felt in major
00:57:09
cities in the region including the Sichuan
provincial capital Chengdu. As president
00:57:14
trumps 2nd press secretary Sarah Sanders
prepares to leave office her predecessor
00:57:20
Sean Spicer tells V.O.A.
00:57:22
That regular White House news briefings
should absolutely return Spicer spoke to
00:57:27
V.O.A.
00:57:27
On Monday he said the briefings are an
opportunity for people to see the government
00:57:32
in action and capture media
attention media media attention in
00:57:36
a way that nothing else does
the White House has not held
00:57:39
a news briefing in more than 3 months
Sanders is leaving at the end of this month
00:57:44
she says she and of the trumpet ministration
officials have made sure they're
00:57:48
frequently available to media despite the
lack of formal briefings Spicer did say
00:57:53
that daily briefings are not a
necessity daily briefings not
00:57:57
a necessity adding that
during the trumpet ministry.
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